Carbureter.



Patented lan. 22, I90I. J. WILKINSON.

CARBURETER.

(Application led May 11, 1900) (No Model.)

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UNITEE @Earns ATENE JOSEPH IVILKINSON, OF BURTON-IN-LONSDALE, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR TO THE ATMOSPHERIC GAS COMPANY, LIMITED, OF LEEDS, ENGLAND.

CARBURETER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 666,483, dated January 22, 1901.

Application led May 11, 1900. Serial No. 16,3118. (No model.)

To a/Z whom it' may concern.-

Be it known that I, J osEPII WILKINSON, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, and a resident of Burton-in-Lonsdale, in the county of York, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oarbureters, (for which I have applied for a patent in Great.

Britain, No. 20,690, dated October 1G, 1899,) of which the following` is a full, clear, and exact specification.

Y The object of my invention is to provide in one apparatus a means of producing light, heat, or power from mixture of benzoline, parafiiu, or other suitable volatile oils. For this purpose I employ a vessel divided vertically into three chambers or compartments, the central one being preferably for the gas used for lighting purposes and the compartments at each side containing,respectively, the gases used for heat and power, which gases require a greater proportion of paraffin.

For purposes of illustration I Will now refer to the annexed drawings, in Which- Figure l is a sectional elevation of my improved apparatus or gas-generator. Fig. 2 is a plan of same.

a is the vessel, divided vertically into three chambers or compartments b, c, and d. A branched pipe @,with controlling taps or valves f f f, is connected to each chamber from an air-supply fau g, and separate pipes are provided for supplying the various oils from their respective cisterns. The pipe h, with branches j j j and. controlling-valves k 7c lo, connects each chamber to the paraffin-supply cistern l, a similar pipe m, with branches n nn and valves p p p, connecting the chambers to the benZoline-supply cistern r, so that each chamber may bekept supplied with oils mixed in any desired proportions. A gage o is also provided in each chamber to indicate the height of liquid Within the chamber.

Each of the chambers or compartments Z1 c d is partially filled by a layer s of cotton-wool or other absorbent material and has also a double archi of open Wirework, this arch extending the Whole length of the chamber and being also packed or filled with the absorbent material.

An outlet-pipe u is provided in each chamber, with suitable regulating taps or valves for delivery of the gas as required.

The air from the fan is delivered Within the l chambers, heat may be applied, preferably by a burner or burners placed beneath the vessel a, and the speed of the fan g may be regulated accordingly.

If desired, the archi may be dispensed with. In this case the air-inlet e is placed below the level of the liquid or of the saturated layer s.

The gases used for producing heat or power are perfectly smokeless and are applicable for gas-engines, motor-cars, and for vgeneral purposes.

The gas produced for heating purposes is particularly applicable for gasing silkand other fibers and also for soldering metals.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a carburetor the combination of a charnber divided into several compartments containing an absorbent, suitable supply-tanks for containing parafIin-oiland naphtha, valve connections between the supply-tanks and the several compartments, means for supplying air to the compartments and means for drawing off gas from the compartments.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 25th day of April, 1900.

JOSEPH WILKINSON. Witnesses:

JAMES FLEMING, WILLIAM JOHN WEEKS. 

